[Page Settings] Tab


The [Page Settings] tab in the SkyPDF Pro Driver print settings allows you to configure settings for page size, margins, and saving of PDFs.

PDF Version

The version of the output PDF can be changed.

The functions that can be set differ depending on the version of the PDF (see chart below).

If you select [Auto], you can output the PDF in the PDF version according to the function settings.

Also, please display the output PDF with a PDF viewer that supports the PDF version and the set functions.

M: Must be set
O: Can be set
-: Cannot be set

Functions not listed in chart: No effect

  Settings PDF Version
1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.0
Compression Options Color/Grayscale Images: JPEG2000 - O O O O
Security Encryption Level: 128-bit RC4 O O O O -
Encryption Level: 128-bit AES - - O O -
Encryption Level: 256-bit AES - - - O O
Disable Document Accessibility O O O O -
Document Output document information as meta data O O O O M
Standards Standards Compliance: 
PDF/A-1b, PDF/A-2b, PDF-4, PDF/X-1a(2001), PDF/X-1a(2003)
Auto

Page Size

Set the paper size of the PDF to be created.

Standard Selectable standard paper sizes.
Custom Size

You can specify the paper size by entering the width and height into Width x Height.

  • The unit of measure can be changed using the Unit drop down list, if required. 

Orientation

You can select Portrait or Landscape for the paper orientation.

Portrait Paper orientation with its [Width] as the horizontal side and its [Height] as the vertical side.
Landscape Paper orientation with its [Height] as the horizontal side and its [Width] as the vertical side.

Margin

You can configure the margin setting for the top and left sides of the page of the PDF file.

Margin You can configure the margin setting for the top and left sides of the page of the PDF file.
  • The margin specified here will be set inside of the margin that was set using Page Setup within the application. Therefore, if you set a margin here for the PDF file, then all the pages will move to lower right of the original, which may result in an overflow that will be removed or generated as separate pages.
  • The unit of measure can be changed using the Unit drop down list, if required.
Unit for Custom Size and Margine

You can select the unit of measure used for specifying the paper size or margin from Inch/Point/Milimetre.

If you change Units, the input value of Paper Size and Margin will be changed automatically.

  • The units are converted as 1 inch = 25.4 milimetre = 72 points.

Open Files after Saving

Select this to have the PDF file open automatically after it is created. 

Delete Blank Pages

Select this to automatically delete blank pages from the PDF file that were included in the original document.

Web Optimization

Optimizing a PDF file reduces the file size and prepares it for page-at-a-time downloading.

Embed Thumbnail

Select this to embed thumbnail images in the new PDF file.

If you embed thumbnails, you can select a thumbnail in the PDF viewer to display the correct page quickly.

Color/Monochrome

Select [Color] or [Monochrome] to set the PDF color.

Color Converts to a PDF without changing the colors of the original document.
Monochrome Converts to a grayscale PDF regardless of the colors of the original document.

Resolution and Zoom

You can configure the resolution and zoom settings for the new PDF file. 

Resolution You can select the resolution for the new PDF file from 72dpi, 96dpi, 150dpi, 300dpi, and 600dpi.
  • Although the layout of the document will be accurate with higher resolutions, the file will usually grow in size. 
  • If you are creating a PDF without changing the layout of the original document or if you need to print at a high quality, please set the print quality to 300 dpi or higher. 
Zoom

You can specify the zoom level for the new PDF file.  The zoom setting does not affect the page size.

(Example) If a PDF file is created with a zoom setting of 50%, the content of the document will be reduced 50% (to A5 size) and placed on an A4 size page. If a zoom setting of 200% is specified, the content of the document will be increased 200% and placed on an A4 size page, but the overflowed area will be deleted or moved to separate pages. 

Output Settings

You can configure the settings for the file name of the new PDF file or the folder in which the file will be saved. 

Show Save Dialog

If you set [Show Save Dialog], the Save PDF file As dialog box is displayed, and you can specify the file name and the folder in which to save the PDF file. 

  • This setting is not displayed if Windows Logs were selected as message notification method at the time of installation. 
Output to the Specified Destination Folder If you set [Output to the Specified Destination Folder], the PDF file will be saved to the folder which was specified in "Destination Folder" with the same file name as the original document name(the part before the extension). 
Destination Folder

The folder set in "Destination Folder" is the default folder of the "Save PDF file As" dialog box when [Show Save Dialog] is selected, and the destination folder of the PDF file when [Output to the Specified Destination Folder] is selected.
The [Default] button restores the settings to those specified during installation.

My Documents Saves the PDF files in the "My Documents" folder.
Desktop Saves the PDF files in the "Desktop" folder.
Text box (path to the folder) If you want to specify a new save folder, enter the path to the folder, or click Browse to select the folder.
Last Saved Folder This item can be set when [Show Save Dialog] is selected.
Select to have the "Save PDF File As" dialog box default to the folder in which the PDF file was last saved. 
Setting When File Already Exists

You can select from the following procedures when a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder.

  • If you select Overwrite or Append the PDF File to the Existing PDF File as default, please be careful when creating the new PDF file. It is possible for an important PDF file to be overwritten or the contents modified. 
Display Warning Dialog

A message appears to confirm whether to overwrite the existing file with the same name.

  • By selecting [Cancel], if you are at the [Show save dialog] settings, you will return to the dialog for changing the destination and filename, and if you are at the “Output to specified destination folder” settings, printing will be canceled.
  • This item can not be set if Windows Logs were selected as message notification method at the time of installation.
Overwrite The existing file is automatically overwritten.
Save the File with Incremental Count

Save a file by automatically adding a sequential number (1 to 99,999) to the end of each file name. It is an error if the number exceeds 99,999, and no PDF files will be created.

For example, if a document named ABC.doc is converted three times without changing the file name, the PDF files to be created will be ABC.pdf, ABC1.pdf and ABC2.pdf. 

Append the PDF File to the Existing PDF File

The content of the new PDF file is appended to the content of the existing file to make a single file.

  • If an existing file has password security, it cannot be added unless an equal or higher level of encryption is set using the same password. Also, security settings are overridden by the settings at the time of addition.
Add the Date to the File Name Enabling this option will append the output date and time to the end of the PDF file name, separated by an underscore.